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Finishing a rifle barrel a little long
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1282639" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>There is a good reason for staying with barrel makers recommended lengths, and it is that the last 3/4 to an inch of the barrel is not as good as the rest because of lapping.</p><p></p><p>Some makers make a saw cut in the muzzle end to make sure you remove it. some are 28'' and once removed you can end up with 27 1/8'' at most. if your barrel blank is 27'' 26 1/8 is about it.</p><p></p><p>The chamber end is not a problem because the chamber removes all of this oversized area.</p><p></p><p>The velocity gain you might get, is not worth the risk of accuracy loss. When ordering a blank I normally order one 2" longer than the finish length because sometimes I like to shorten the shank end also, and this gives me the flexibility to do so. (Most barrel makers will allow up to 30" before any additional charges are added to the barrel.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1282639, member: 2736"] There is a good reason for staying with barrel makers recommended lengths, and it is that the last 3/4 to an inch of the barrel is not as good as the rest because of lapping. Some makers make a saw cut in the muzzle end to make sure you remove it. some are 28'' and once removed you can end up with 27 1/8'' at most. if your barrel blank is 27'' 26 1/8 is about it. The chamber end is not a problem because the chamber removes all of this oversized area. The velocity gain you might get, is not worth the risk of accuracy loss. When ordering a blank I normally order one 2" longer than the finish length because sometimes I like to shorten the shank end also, and this gives me the flexibility to do so. (Most barrel makers will allow up to 30" before any additional charges are added to the barrel. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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